Louisiana Attorney General election, 2015

Louisiana Attorney General election, 2015
Louisiana
October 24, 2015
Incumbent Attorney General

Buddy Caldwell
Republican

The 2015 Louisiana Attorney General election will take place on October 24, 2015 to elect the Attorney General of the state of Louisiana, with a runoff election, if necessary, to be held later on. Incumbent Buddy Caldwell, a former Democrat who joined the Republican Party in February 2011, is running for re-election to a third term in office.

Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates will appear on the same ballot, regardless of party and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote during the primary election, a runoff election will be held on November 21, 2015 between the top two candidates in the primary. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system (California and Washington have a similar "top two primary" system).

Candidates

Republican party

Declared

Potential

Declined

Democratic party

Potential

Jungle primary

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Buddy
Caldwell (R)		 John
Kennedy (R)		 Jeff
Landry (R)		 Jacques
Roy (D)		 Undecided
Triumph March 5, 2015 1,655 ± 2.4% 30% — 20% 30% 21%
NSO Research* January 10–13, 2015 600 ± 4% 17% 23% 10% 18% 32%
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Buddy
Caldwell (R)		 Jeff
Landry (R)		 Generic
Democrat (D)		 Other Undecided
V/C Research February 20–25, 2014 600 ± 4% 23% 15% 33% 1% 27%

References

  1. ↑ "Contenders emerge in race for top attorney". St. Charles Herald Guide. July 24, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ Marsha Shuler (February 25, 2014). "Former congressman running for state attorney general". The Advocate. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "How Vulnerable is Buddy Caldwell?". LA Politics. October 7, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Contenders emerge in race for top attorney". St. Charles Herald-Guide. July 24, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Race for attorney general has many facets". Houma Today. February 25, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  6. ↑ Michelle Southern (December 11, 2014). "Kennedy reportedly eyeing the AG seat in 2015". WWL. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  7. ↑ O'Donoghue, Julia (April 9, 2015). "State Treasurer John Kennedy will seek reelection, not run for governor or attorney general". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved April 9, 2015.

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